Owen Sound Field Naturalists: Monarch Tagging, Bird Migration, and Fall’s First Goldenrods

Local naturalist John Dickson shares late-summer highlights from Grey and Bruce, including monarch tagging, bird banding, Peregrine Falcon sightings, and the bounty of a mast year.

Sep 01, 2025

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A Snapping Turtle changing potholes on the Shallow Lake Badlands, August 19. Photo by Rob Wray.

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The Owen Sound Field Naturalists Club (OSFN) is getting busier now, with various hikes taking place and monthly speaker events starting on September 11 at 7 p.m. Acclaimed author and artist Allen Smutylo will be the first guest of the sea…

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John Dickson

One who enjoys many interests and activities, including family, friends, gardening, music, baking, Nature, reading, theatre, volunteering, trail running, and cycling, Nordic skiing, and many more...